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Living Theatre: A History of Theatre 6th Edition

by Edwin Wilson (Author), Alvin Goldfarb President (Author)
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Living Theatre: History of Theatre conveys the excitement and variety of theatre throughout time, as well as the dynamic ways in which our interpretation of theatre history is informed by contemporary scholarship.This edition opens with, “Theatre: Its Origins and Its History”, which establishes a contemporary context for the study of theatre. Biographical sketches in each chapter bring theatre history to life through the stories of the people who lived that history. Developments in theatre are examined through the debates between scholars and historians, emphasizing the living nature of this vibrant history. A full-color illustration program includes over 100 new photos and revised timelines. New sections on postmodern theatre and non-text-based theatre expand coverage of global theatre throughout the book. Living Theatre sets each period in context through an exploration of the social, political and economic conditions of the day, creating a vivid study of the developments in theatre during that time.
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Ed Wilson attended Vanderbilt, the University of Edinburgh, and Yale University where he received the first Doctor of Fine Arts degree awarded by Yale. He has taught at Vanderbilt, Yale, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Most recently he has been Executive Director of the Segal Theatre Center at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author or co-author of three of the most widely used college theater textbooks in the U. S. The tenth edition of his pioneer book, The Theater Experience was published in 2006 by McGraw-Hill. The sixth edition of his text Theater: The Lively Art (co-authored with Alvin Goldfarb) will be published by McGraw Hill in theDecember, 2006. The fourth edition of his theater history, Living Theatre: Histories of Theatre, (also co-authored with Alvin Goldfarb) will be published in December, 2006. He is also the editor of Shaw on Shakespeare, recently re-issued by Applause Books.
He has produced plays on and off Broadway and served one season as the resident director of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. He also produced a feature film, The Nashville Sound, recently made available on DVD. He is the author of two original plays, a farce, The Bettinger Prize, and a play about Ponce de Leon, Waterfall. He wrote the book and lyrics for a musical version of Great Expectations. All three have been given a series of successful readings in New York City and elsewhere. Great Expectations was given a full production for three weeks in February and March, 2006, at the Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia. He conceived the idea of a musical revue of the songs of Jerome Kern which had a well-received try-out production in the fall of 2004 at Catholic University in Washington, D. C. Ed has served a number of times on the Tony Nominating Committee and the Pulitzer Prize Drama Jury, most recently on the Pulitzer Jury in 2003. For twenty two years he was the theater critic of the Wall Street Journal. A long time member of the New York Drama Critics Circle, he was president of the Circle for several years. He is on the board of the John Golden Fund and was also for many years on the Board of the Theater Development Fund, of which he served as President.

Alvin Goldfarb is President and Professor of Theatre at Western Illinois University. Dr. Goldfarb also served as vice president and provost, dean of Fine Arts, and chair of Theatre at Illinois State University. Dr. Goldfarb holds a Ph.D. in theater history from the City University of New York and a master's degree from Hunter College. He is the coauthor of Living Theatre:A History and coeditor of The Anthology of Living Theater with Edwin Wilson. Dr. Goldfarb is also the coeditor, with Rebecca Rovit, of Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust: Texts, Documents, Memoirs, which was a National Jewish Book Award finalist. He has published numerous articles and reviews in scholarly journals and anthologies.
Dr. Goldfarb served as a member of the Illinois Arts Council and president of the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education. He has received service awards from the latter organization as well as from the American College Theater Festival. Dr. Goldfarb also received an Alumni Achievement Award from the City University of New York Graduate Center's Alumni Association.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill Education; 6th edition (January 10, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0073382205
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0073382203
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.2 x 1.1 x 10.2 inches
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Author, teacher, critic, Edwin Wilson began his career as Assistant to the Producer for a Broadway play directed by John Gielgud, and the film Lord of the Flies directed by Peter Brook. He directed a season at the Barter Theatre in Virginia and produced plays off-Broadway as well as co-producing the Broadway play Agatha Sue, I Love You directed by George Abbott. He also produced the film The Nashville Sound,

Educated at Vanderbilt, Edinburgh, and Yale, he received the first Doctor of Fine Arts degree awarded by Yale. From 1972 to 1994 he was the theatre critic for The Wall Street Journal. For thirty years he taught at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. During the past four decades he has been the pre-eminent writer of college theatre text books in the U.S. His three books (two co-authored with Alvin Goldfarb) have appeared in 28 editions, with total sales of over one million copies.

His previous activities also included: President of the New York Drama Critics Circle and the Theatre Development Fund, Chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Drama Jury, and board member of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the John Golden Fund. In the early 1990s, he conducted 90 half-hour television interviews with theater artists ranging from George Abbott to Jerry Zaks , a series appearing on CUNY-TV in New York and 200 PBS stations around the country.

The Patron Murders is Wilson’s first novel.

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  • singinpirate
    5.0 out of 5 stars A balanced view of theatre history
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2013
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    This book addresses quite well all the different historical views without losing content. I used this for two semesters of theatre history and am very glad to have had this book. I am much more informed and was able to really take a lot of information without feeling bored out of my mind, or angry at the lack of attention to contributions by anyone other than old, white guys. I would use this over other theatre history books. As with all textbooks, it's unfortunately high priced, but as I'll be keeping this, and used it for more than one semester, I am pleased overall with this purchase.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and understand
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2015
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    Great book to learn of the history and progression of theatre in America and other countries/cultures. Used as a textbook, but interesting read. Easy to understand.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Book for College
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    Needed this product for a college class. Great book to take notes from. Especially if you need to do a report about theater history.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Wrong edition
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    I ordered the seventh edition. I received the sixth edition. The pages are not all matched. This is going to be an inconvenience with my class work.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019
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    Great basic info for theater history
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  • Jess
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Theatre History Class, Same Info as Last Edition
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014
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    I was required to get this book for my theatre history class. It is very well balanced and they divide the different parts of theatre history very well. It was a good companion. That being said, it is the exact same information as the previous edition (my professor even admitted it in class, then skirted around our questions of why he required the newest edition). If you buy the older edition for class, be aware the chapter numbers are one off of the new edition. Hope this helps!
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    It was not the correct edition or right book even though I looked it up by ISBN number, also, it didn't come with a second book that it was said the ISBN had two partner books in one. So I just had to rent it for 100 dollars at my university bookstore anyway.
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    The book met all my expectations, It helped me though out my course. Thanks Amazon!
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